LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A U.S. judge on Monday halted the Trump administration’s policy of sending some asylum seekers back across the southern border to wait out their cases in Mexico, stopping a program the government planned to use to stem a recent flood of migrants. The ruling is slated to take effect on Friday, according…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Oil prices rose to their highest level since November 2018 on Monday, driven by OPEC supply cuts, U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela and fighting in Libya as well as strong U.S. jobs data. International benchmark Brent futures were at $70.66 per barrel at 1000 GMT on Monday, up 32 cents, or…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In what witnesses described as commando-like manner, armed bandits have abducted the acting Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Rasaki Musibau and seven others in Epe, a riverine area of the metropolis. The abduction of the state government officials came just as residents complained of series of killings and other vices…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Representatives of Chibok in Borno and Dapchi in Yobe on Sunday sought spiritual help at The Synagogue, the Church of All Nations, at Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos to pray for the release of Leah Sharibu and other students kidnapped by Boko Haram. The representatives who carried several placards told the General Overseer, Prophet Temitope…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Vice Presidential Candidate in the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, did not introduce nor contemplate introducing zoning in the gubernatorial elections in Anambra State. This was made known by his Media Adviser, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, who was reacting to reports crediting Mr….
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Officers of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) involved in the fight against insurgency, on Sunday, suffered a setback as the rotor of a helicopter killed an air chief marshal simply identified as Umar. Naija News learned that the aircraft was said to have developed a fault. A report by TheCable quoted an…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell Companies in Nigeria have emerged the International Oil Company with the most impactful Local Content Initiatives in the upstream category at the 2019 edition of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF) held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on April 4, 2019. Shell beat other competitors ,Total and Exxon Mobil to…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It was lamentation galore on Saturday at Shonola Street in Aguda-Ogba area of Lagos State as goods worth millions of naira were destroyed in a fire outbreak at a building housing multiple shops. An eyewitness told Channels Television at the scene of the incident on Saturday that the fire started from a…
